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Pins and Needles Productions are passionate about telling stories with innovation and imagination, using bold visuals and ambitious staging, encouraging audiences to take an imaginative leap into theatre. “Highly original and deliciously quirky” (THE GUARDIAN). Previous work has reached audiences across the UK and internationally, their Musical Mr Popper’s Penguins transferred to Broadway and the West End. They have worked alongside Raymond Briggs’ to adapt two of his well-loved books; Father Christmas, which has played the Lyric Hammersmith for six consecutive years, and The Bear (also playing at the Pleasance).

Other shows include their 5* family adaptation of Little Mermaid and Scoop by award winning writer Bea Roberts, Ernest and the Pale Moon, Gizmo Love and a forthcoming production of the Scarlet Pimpernel at the Theatre Royal Bath. Pins and Needles are a female-led Director/Designer partnership, run by Olivier-Nominated Director Emma Earle and Designer Zoe Squire.